Cabinet for sewing-machines.



. No. 778,390. PATENTED DEC. 27, 1'904Q s. H. WHEELER. CABINET FORSEWING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7. 1903.

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INVENTO .dnfw f v By UNITED STATES Patented December 27, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE. Y

SAMUEL H. WHEELER, OF FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO WHEELER &WILSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF BRIDGE- PORT, CONNECTICUT, ACORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

CA'BINUET FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 778,390, dated December2'7, 1904.

. Application filed May .7, 1 03. smelt. 156,071.

To all whom t it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL H. WHEELER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Fairfield, in the county ofFairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Cabinets for Sewingchine cabinets a hinged door orpanel opening out from the back of the cabinet has been provided, thusrendering the use of the cabinet inconvenient and permissible only whenit is drawn away from the wall, and thus in some situations deprivingthe operator of proper light. In these prior constructions also the useof thefolding leaf has been restricted and it has been inconvenientlyarranged for the operator.

In the present invention the door comprises not only the front panel,-but also half or about half of one side of the cabinet and is hinged atthe side of the cabinet, so that when opened not only is the front panelswung out of the way of the operator, but also. one half of the side,and thus the interior of the cabinet is very fully exposed, so as toleave the operator free to move from side to side and better ventilationis secured. Not only do these advantages accrue from the constructiondescribed, but the door, with its appurtenances, is swung beneath thehinged leaf, and thus is entirely out of the way of the operator.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, in the twofigures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure 1 is aperspective view with the cabinet open. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewwith the cabinet closed.

The base 1, back 2, right side 3, top 4, dropmechanism are here shown asand leaf 5, hinged leaf 6, and the usual operating maybe of usualconstruction.

The door comprises the front piece or panel 7, to which may be appliedthe till 8 and drawers 9 and lock 10, of usual construction. One half orabout one half, 11, of the left-hand side of the cabinet is made fast orstationary relatively to the base, back, and top, while the other half,12, is made fast to the portion 7 of the door and substantially at rightangles thereto, and thus becomes a component part of the door, and thisside piece or portion 12 of the door is connected with the stationaryportion 11 by means of hinges 13, upon which the door as a whole swings.

When the cabinetis opened for use, the door may be swung open beneaththe leaf 6,-and thus expose the interior of the cabinet, so as to givethe operator perfect freedom of movement and at the same time insureample ventilation of the cabinet, and, moreover, it will be observedthat the cabinet may remain backed up against a wall without in theleast .interfering with the opening of the door and so that the operatormay obtain the best possible light on the machine.

What I claim is 1. A sewing-machine cabinet, having half of one sidefixed and the other half hinged to the fixed half, and a door comprisinga front piece and the hinged half of the side rigidly unitedsubstantially at right angles, so that said door is adapted to be swungopen laterally and rearwardly to clear the front of the cabinet and aportion of its side so as to expose the sewing-machine operatingmechanism at the front and side.

2. A sewing-machine cabinet, adapted to contain and conceal thesewing-machine and its operating'mechanism, comprising a base, a back, afixed side, and a suitable top, its other side divided vertically and aportion thereof fixed, combined with a door consisting of a front paneland the portion constituting the remainder of the divided side rigidlyunited substantially at right angles and hinged to the fixed portion ofthe divided side laterally and rearwardly so as to uncover the front anda portion of one side of the cabinet and thereby expose the operatingmechanism at front and side.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of May, A.l). 1903.

SAMUEL H. \V H EELER.

Witnesses:

F. W. OSTROM, A. DONIHEE.

